Poa alpina L. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Poa alpina L.

Poa alpina L.

Poa alpina (alpine meadow-grass) is a primarily Holarctic grass noted for its pseudoviviparous asexual reproduction.

Family
Genus
Poa
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Poa alpina L.

Poa alpina, commonly called alpine meadow-grass or alpine bluegrass, is a grass species that has a primarily Holarctic distribution. This species is well known for being pseudoviviparous: instead of producing seeds, it can sometimes reproduce asexually by growing new plantlets directly within its spikelets.

Photo: (c) Věra Kafková, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Věra Kafková · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Poa

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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